Review of PREPOSITIONS AND THEOLOGY IN THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT by Murray J. Harris

Rating: 5 out of 5
 
I took a seminary New Testament Greek course a couple years ago because I was interested in studying the Bible in the original languages, and one of the first things you begin to learn is the incredible importance of prepositions to the biblical Greek language. Words have meaning, and they have meaning in context, so they may mean one thing in one context and something else in another. When you’re studying biblical Greek, having a firm grasp of the prepositions will go a long way in knowing how to properly interpret the text. Murray J. Harris has written an immensely helpful and practical guide to New Testament Greek exegesis in his new book PREPOSITIONS AND THEOLOGY IN THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT.
 
While not everything rests upon the preposition in a sentence (which would result in the author’s mind a theology of prepositions), Harris walks readers through many of the Greek prepositions and the places in the New Testament where they are significant to the text’s meaning. Special attention is given throughout on the meaning of specific prepositions within a given context.
 
Biblical Greek is an interesting and challenging language to learn, as well as incredibly valuable. Harris’ guide to New Testament Greek prepositions will be beneficial to anyone exegeting the text from Greek.
 
Review copy provided by Zondervan Academic